As you think about or look at a reading activity for
2nd grade keep in mind that about the 2nd
grade reading level is an area of reading transition for
the young reader.
As you begin to make the transition
into a 2nd grade reading level with your
child, its important to keep notes for yourself at to
what arrears need improvement or more work and where you
will start your activities the next time in your overall
reading activities for your second grader.
With 2nd
graders, your reading activities that you have planned
have to be fairly flexible. Again, this is a transition
time for kids this age. Their reading material is going
from shorter to longer sentences; of course the degree
of difficulty rises... And the dreaded pages with none or
not many pictures are becoming way too frequent! Indeed
this transition time can cause bad days at the old
reading shop. And when this happens you won't get
accomplished what you wanted to that day and tomorrow
you'll have to spend time going back for review and
practice. And you'll have to adjust plans as needed.
Many times it's just a matter fine tuning the allotted
time you have planned for each reading activity.
Don't let these minor difficulties set you back. Many
kids as they enter the 2nd grade reading
level have these occasional difficulties. It is
important for you to understand that this does occur and
isn't at all uncommon at the second grade reading level.
Don't panic. Be cognizant of your child's attention.
Take breaks if you begin too notice rising frustration
levels or read something funny or fun that the child
likes.
Do a bit of research on some reading activities for the
second grade in order to determine some baselines areas
such as how many words per minute should you be looking
for and be sure to track the progress. What degree of
difficulty are the words and the sentence structures
they form. Once you've books that you are comfortable
that they are at the right reading level, then it's just
a matter of practice, and a plan of continuous
improvement.
Remember the second grade reading level is an age of
reading transition essentially making the step from
bigger letters, shorter words, less emphasis on the
phonics, to fewer pictures, more words, vocabulary
building, and longer sentences. It is with second
grade reading activities that you should begin monitor and
track the areas of reading fluency and see a steady
progress in the words per minute your child can read and
comprehend.
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